Unanimous reaccreditation for teacher ed program

Reception for Provost Allen May 30

A university-wide farewell reception for vice president for academic affairs and provost Ben Allen will be held May 30 (3-5 p.m., Bergstrom Commons, Gerdin Building, program at 4 p.m.). Allen will become president of the University of Northern Iowa on June 5.

News tip: Iowa State experts can comment on the bugs of summer

They fly, they bite, they sting, they chew. And as temperatures in Iowa
begin to soar, so do the bugs of summer. ISU's entomology department is
ready to help you decipher this year's insect invasion.

SETA Offers User-Friendly "Paper of the
Week"

12 Academic All-Staters headed to Iowa State

Twelve of The Des Moines Register's Academic All-Staters are coming to
Iowa State. "For the last eight years, more Academic All-State students have
decided to attend Iowa State than any other university in the
nation. That speaks to the quality of our academic programs," says Tom
Becker, associate director for freshman recruitment in ISU's Office of
Admissions. "These students are among the best and brightest in the
state of Iowa, and they were heavily recruited by universities
throughout the United States. They have taken a close look at the
quality of faculty, the staff, and the support network here at Iowa
State and understand that we can help them reach their dreams, goals
and aspirations." Now in its 21st year, the Academic All-State Team
is sponsored by The Des Moines Register in cooperation with eight
statewide education organizations. High school principals nominate
students, and judges consider high school transcripts, ACT or SAT
scores, school and community activities, and an essay. From the
nominees, judges select the top 50 students in the state -- 10 from
each of five Iowa regions. Ten of those 50 students are
selected as members of the Register's Academic All-State team.

Thousands of creative types, from kindergarten to college age, competed in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, a problem-solving competition held on campus May 24-27.

In the news

Alumna makes Kenya history

Kenya Times

ISU alumna Olive Mugenda became the first woman vice chancellor in Kenya history recently when she took the reins at Kenyatta University. On hand for her inauguration was Tahira Hira, her major professor and assistant to the president at ISU.